| Obverse description |
A brown pelican A land tortoise and a marine iguana are shown in the background. Flowering branches of Tournefortia pubescens, a plant endemic to the Galapagos, adorn the right-hand side. Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: A Latin quotation meaning `Fate guides the one who accepts, drags the one who refuses`. |
| Obverse lettering |
Galápagos Islands SERIA AA 5000 Islas Galápagos CINCO MIL NUEVOS SUCRES GERENTE GENERAL SERIA AA GALAPAGOS CENTRAL BANK BANCO CENTRAL GALAPAGOS Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt 7 April 2021 Tournefortia pubescens |
| Reverse description |
A large bird, the winged cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), the emblematic species of the Galapagos, occupies most of the visual. A large dragonfly is superimposed; a purple medallion shows the portrait of a bearded man, probably a historical figure or naturalist linked to the Galapagos. |
| Reverse lettering |
Islas Galápagos 5000 GIBC 5000 CINCO MIL NUEVOS SUCRES 5000 Galápagos Islands |
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| Numisquare ID |
8363408610 |
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